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  • Home baked Cheesecake Challenge:Flavour # 43 Cheesecake with Quince Compote

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    Home baked Cheesecake Challenge : Flavour no. 43 – Quince Cheesecake

    Flavour no. 43 Quince Cheesecake
    Flavour no. 43 Quince Cheesecake

    Having  once a week off from work, my friends and I always walk along Jeddah corniche to de-stress and have breakfast together. While we were eating, I asked them to help me with my Cheesecake Challenge.

    My lebanese friend said, why not try al safarjal?

    What? What is al safarjal? so we asked our good friend goggle and bingo! we got the name QUINCE!

    Quince – Al safarjal in arabic, is hard yellow fruit which is similar to a pear in shape.

    Quince - al safarjal
    Quince – al safarjal

    Fantastic taste but let me warn you, it’s so hard ,be careful when you cut it! he chuckled .. as if teasing me for the challenge 🙂

    15.95 SR per kilo
    15.95 SR per kilo

    Challenge, accepted, I went to Danube Supermarket and I tried to squeeze it with my hand 🙂 as if I gonna find a soft one! hoping… but no luck. Even my knife was not that sharp! I confess, I don’t know how to sharpen my knife hahaha!

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    Quince Compote for cheesecake topping

    3 quinces fruit

    1 cup white sugar

    2 cups water ( i added one cup more after boiling)

    1/3 cup lemon zest

    1 tbsp rose-water

    Directions:

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    Cut the quince into wedges or any shape you like, add 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water, leave it in the refrigerator overnight.

    When ready to cook, add the remaining water,sugar,lemon zest, and bring it to boil. Add another water and rose-water, reduce the heat and continue boiling until the colour change to reddish-brown.

    it took about 2 hrs to make it soft and jelly
    it took about 2 hrs to make it soft and jelly

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    Success!! 😉 I was so excited to taste it hahaha by the way I don’t think you can eat the Quince raw, It taste tangy, kind of sweet and sour too! but once it is compote, so deliciously sweet and the sourness was a surprise to my palate.

    I love Quince compote
    I love Quince compote

    Where is the cheesecake?

    Well, I won’t tell a lie, I took the left over cheesecake, shape it into a mini cheesecake and top it with quince compote…and the next is history..I ate the quince compote with a spoon of Philadelphia cream cheese on my right and cheesecake on the left, my morning just turned right!

    calories…calories..who cares? 😉

    Cheers,

    jamilamimi

  • Weekly Photo Challenge : Endurance

    Friday endurance at the pool 🙂

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  • Creativity is in…

     

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    ” It is not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to”   Jean-Luc Godard

    Today, I read two blogs written by my two sons, the nomadic Chef and The artist and being the proudest mom ever, I like to share it to you all!

    edgesuarez.tumblr.com    on the/edge

    nostalgiaknows.wordpress.com

    with all my love,

    jamilamimi 

     

     

  • Weekly photo challenge: humanity

    A friday walk with my camera..Jeddah KSA

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  • Home baked Cheesecake Challenge : Flavour # 42 Nectarine with Peaches and Cream Cheesecake

    Countdown..8 to Flavour no. 42 Nectarine with Peaches and Cream Cheesecake

    flavour # 42 Nectarine with peaches and cream Cheesecake
    flavour # 42 Nectarine with peaches and cream Cheesecake

    This friday is a well spent day with my friends ,I did an extra cake , a sponge cake with pineapple,orange and banana flavour ,I used Cheese and butter cream frosting on top. I also practice how to pipe but unfortunately the cake gave in. I guess it was too soft and the icing is quite heavy. that’s only my guess 🙂

    before i finish frosting the cake cracked
    and eventually gave in
    a beautiful start cheese and butter cream frosting
    a beautiful start
    cheese and butter cream frosting

    Anyhow, my friends and I ate the cake and cheesecakes with delight and laughter. The cheesecake is perfect in taste and texture…must be! considering this is my 42nd flavour.. I’m down to eight more.. more push!

    Nectarine with peaches and cream Cheesecake
    Nectarine with peaches and cream Cheesecake

    I combined the puree of fresh nectarine with the cheese mixture and top it with sour cream and peaches.

    nectarine puree
    nectarine hearts

    I also added a heart-shaped nectarine inside the cheesecake and look who got the first heart?

    first nectarine heart
    first nectarine heart

    Is this a paid advertisement? hahaha whatever it is, he is all into it 🙂

    And our new taster of the day!

    hmmm nice smile!
    hmmm nice smile!

    You see, even though the cheesecake haven’t reach her palate yet, she is already in full smile!

    and my ever loyal friends who survives my cheesecake challenge, thanks goodness, we’re not putting that much weight!!

    I think cheesecake diet works wonder 🙂

    cheesecake diet works wonder!
    cheesecake diet works wonder!
    ladies and who?
    ladies and who?

    my ever loyal friends!

    were all ready to rumble!
    were all ready to rumble!

    with all my mishap in the kitchen, good thing to know, I kept my friends or should I say …maybe they just don’t have much choices?

    🙂

    Cheers,

    jamilamimi

  • Home baked Cheesecake Challenge : Flavour #41 Dates and walnut Cheesecake

    The end is near for the last 10 flavours of  Cheesecake Challenge! Countdown begins now…

    Flavour #41 Dates and walnut Cheesecake (food for the gods)

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    Huh! What a way to start the countdown.. cheesecake for the gods 🙂 this recipe is a combination of dates, walnut and cheese for which it is commonly called ” food for the gods”. I am not sure why and how the cake got its name but let me guess. Dates and walnuts are not common in the Philippines, hence, it’s quite expensive to make it.Gods, may denote rich and famous people. Back then, It was only for the rich and famous who can afford to have this kind of cake, middle class people tried to have it at least during special occasion like Christmas. Well, this is my theory of how this cake got the name” food for the Gods”. Am I making sense?

    Alright let’s add cheese to the lavish and rich ingredients of this cake, tailored for the King and Queen as well hahaha, kidding aside, this cheesecake is deliciously rich! Try it and maybe you might say, its heaven! 🙂

    Flavour # 41 Dates and walnut Cheesecake
    Flavour # 41 Dates and walnut Cheesecake

    Saudi Arabia is the homeland of Date palm trees.It is a must to break their fast during Ramadan with dates and water. There are about 300 types of dates in Saudi Arabia. Oh! let’s not get into detail, let’s bake cheesecake!

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    dates

    For a more beautiful presentation of cheesecake for the gods, I choose a different baking pan, so my cheesecake will look like a “chess” board.

    date paste
    dates paste

    Ingredients:

    Cake base

    1 1/4 cups cake flour

    1 cup date paste

    1 cup walnuts, chopped

    1 cup unsalted butter

    1 cup dark brown sugar

    3 pcs eggs

    1/2 tsp baking soda

    1/2 tsp baking powder

    1/2 tsp salt

    Cheese filling:

    2 pks (300 g each) Philadelphia cream cheese

    3/4 cup white sugar

    2 eggs

    1/2 cup sour cream

    1/2 cup whipping cream

    Directions:

    Pre heat oven Gas mark # 3

    Cream butter until fluffy, add sugar slowly while mixing at medium speed. Add eggs one at a time, continue until thoroughly mix. In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients, add it to the butter mixture. Add dates and walnuts, continue beating until well combined.

    In a separate bowl, combine cheese and sugar,(i used rubber spatula) add egg one at a time. Continue mixing,add sour cream and whipping cream. Mix well until smooth.

    spray the pan with butter.

    Place the cake batter at the outer part and the cheese batter at the inner side. Repeat the other way on the second set.

    Bake for 40 minutes. Let it cool for another hour before decorating.

    Serving suggestions:

    top with dates and nuts
    top with dates and nuts
    gorgeous combination
    gorgeous combination
    heavenly good
    heavenly good
    deliciously insane
    deliciously insane

    Ladies, this cheesecake is for the King and Queen!  Please try and enjoy the lavish treat! 🙂

    Cheers,

    jamilamimi

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  • Home baked Cheesecake Challenge: Flavour # 40 Fig(s) Cheesecake

    Yay! it’s the 40th cheesecake, I’m down to only ten cheesecake!

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    I like to bake something that is not popular at the market, indeed,it was hard to find fresh fig at the supermarket here! I know there’s dry figs everywhere but I like to use the fresh one with my 40th cheesecake. I was airing my problem to my consultant and he’s kind of …

    you’re crazy! why doing all of these cheesecakes! ( nope, there was no eyes movement but I saw some faint smile on his lips)

    aha! I think you know where I can find fresh fig? don’t you?

    he chuckled !

    Oh! please only few pieces will do!

    Crazy!

    end of conversation…I’m smiling..he is smiling and you’re smiling..I know!

    “Fig Cheesecake” the 40th flavour of my cheesecake challenge!

    Flavour #40 - Fig Cheesecake
    Flavour #40 –
    Fig Cheesecake

    Ingredients:

    Crust:

    6 pcs digestive biscuits (crushed)

    1/2 cup almond meal

    3 tbsp sugar

    3 tbsp butter

    Filling:

    1 (300g) Light Philadelphia cream cheese

    1/2 cup sugar

    1/3 cup sour yogurt

    1/3 cup whipping cream

    2 eggs

    1 tsp vanilla

    pink violet food colour (optional)

    1 tbsp flour

    3 pcs figs

    Toppings:

    Fig puree (3 pcs figs,1/3 cup water and 1tsp cornstarch)

    fresh fig fruit cut according to your style

    fresh fig on top
    fresh fig on top

    Directions:

    Pre heat oven Mark Gas #3

    Mix biscuits, almond meal and sugar, add butter and mix thoroughly. Press into the pan (any size will do). Set aside.

    Mix cream cheese and sugar, add yogurt, vanilla,whipping cream and eggs. Beat at medium speed, add food colour and small pieces of cut fig fruit and flour. Mix thoroughly until smooth. Pour into the prepared crust and baked for 45 minutes if using mini pan. Let it cool before chilling. Chill for 4 hours or overnight. Top with fig puree and cut fresh fruit.

    mini fig cheesecake for individual serving
    mini fig cheesecake for individual serving

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    Ladies, this cheesecake is very light and not too sweet, good for an afternoon tea with friends. Just for the record, I gave my consultant a small slice of this mini cheesecake, like a teaspoon in size (just for a taste) and he still uttered the word “crazy” 🙂 hahaha I know he likes it! Maybe I should just name this as “crazy cheesecake” 😉

    Cheers,

    jamilamimi

     

     

     

  • Weekly Photo Challenge – dialogue

    Sisters are different flower from the same garden 🙂

     

  • Home baked Cheesecake Challenge : Flavour # 39 Cinnamon roll Cheesecake

    Seriously, I am running out of ideas what to include in this challenge but knowing myself.. I don’t accept excuses, I like to challenge myself to learn something new , soon I will be fifty-five.., life is getting shorter ( is it?) but more meaningful, getting more beautiful and interesting. I thought life at fifty and beyond will be boring but not for me! at least not to my interest 🙂

    Searching for more recipes to twist, I came across “cookedbyjulie.com” her cinnamon roll cheesecake looks so appetising …

    I got interested and tried. The direction was tedious for me, because I didn’t have enough time to do it as a I still have to go back to work. Nevertheless, it turned out ok, not so bad my best friend like it hahaha why I called her best friend for nothing? just kidding!

    If you like to watch the video and find out the recipe here’s the add:

    http://www.cookedbyjulie.com/index.php/categories/dessert/48-cinnamon-roll-cheesecake

    Flavour no. 39 Cinnamon roll Cheesecake
    Flavour no. 39
    Cinnamon roll Cheesecake
    first mixture
    second
    the batter with cinnamon and cheese
    with cheesecake and cinnamon
    after swirling
    fresh from the oven

     

    mini version
    mini version
    mini cinnamon roll cheesecake
    mini cinnamon roll cheesecake

    Ladies, wondering how many kilo did I put on my weight?  Well…. 2 kilo!, I’m sure when I’m done with this challenge, I can’t fit in into my jeans but it’s alright we’re beautybeyondfifty , everything goes!  Enjoy while we can 😉

    Cheers,

    jamilamimi